For the Grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions. Titus 2:11-12 What does Grace teach those who pass its classes? Does Professor Grace teach that believers remain slaves of sin? How is Grace viewed or looked at as? Read Titus 2 Some view Grace as weak, feeble, fragile, and fearful. Others view Grace as a teacher without a backbone, undisciplined, and without a firm will. In contrast to these views, Grace is bold and powerful. Grace is kind, but it doesn’t tolerate evil. Grace is merciful, but…
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Prayer Time
Our Father in heaven, Your name is honored as holy. Your kingdom come. Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.] Let’s take some time and focus on prayer. Look up these verses and glean from them. Prayer! It’s a conversation with God. Do you struggle with praying? Is it intimidating to you to pray to God? Is there a right way to…
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God’s Grace Offers Salvation: Part 2
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Titus 2:11 Read Titus 2: 11-14 Grace is the free, kind, and generous way God relates to people. Paul speaks of grace as if it was a human – a teacher from God. The foundation of Titus 2 is found in verses 11-14. The behavior Paul encourages the five groups is to respond to the grace of God that has appeared and taught us. What were we like when grace found us? Grace alone brings God’s offer of salvation to all. God’s grace is for all people. The powerful grace that took…
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Grace Brings God’s Offer Of Salvation: Part 1
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Titus 2:11 Read Titus 2: 1-10 What is the main ministry of a pastor? Pastors main are about relating to people and groups of people. There are five groups of people that ministers have to connect with to have Godly behavior. The first one is older men, older women, and younger women so that no one will malign the word of God (Titus 2:1-5). The next group is younger men so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing wrong to say about us (Titus 2:6-8). The third group is slaves so that…
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Solutions to False Teachers
Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless – not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Titus 1:7 Read Titus 1: 5-16 There are two solutions to overcome false teachings. First, you appoint godly elders to lead the house churches. Titus’ main task was to appoint godly elders (pastors) to the churches. These leaders needed to be people that know God. Their lives show it. Putting godly leaders in churches still needs to be applied to today’s churches. How does Titus recognize a godly leader? Paul reveals three keys to recognizing those who can help lead the church. First, godly leaders…
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False Teachers According To Titus
For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers, and deceivers, especially those of the circumstances group. They must be silenced because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach – and that for the sake of dishonest gain. Titus 1: 10-12 Read Titus 1 “For . . . the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness.” Paul preached and taught the faith – the gospel message. At the heart of our faith is the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness. Knowledge of truth is not just for the head; instead, gospel truth changes life from ungodliness to godliness. “To Titus, my true…
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Charge To Elders
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness – faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior, To Titus, my true son in our common faith. Titus 1:1-4 Read the Book of Titus. In verse 4, Paul called Titus “my true son in our common faith.”…
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Prayer Time
Our Father in heaven, Your name is honored as holy. Your kingdom come. Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.] Let’s take some time and focus on prayer. Look up these verses and glean from them. Prayer! It’s a conversation with God. Do you struggle with praying? Is it intimidating to you to pray to God? Is there a right way to…
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Stumbling Not!
” Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. You should enter life crippled than to have two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. You should enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eyes cause you to sin, tear it out. You should enter the kingdom of God with one eye…
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Who Will Go To Heaven
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my father who is in heaven. On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, your workers are Lawlessness. Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus taught the carrying out God’s purposes and desire was a condition for entering the kingdom of heaven. This does not mean that we can earn spiritual…